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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Grays Steven Tract, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grays Steven Tract and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Grays Steven Tract:
- 38.406800, -77.413900
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Grays Steven Tract
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Stafford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stafford County
- Since Grays Steven Tract is near Fredericksburg City and also Charles County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fredericksburg City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charles County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Grays Steven Tract
Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays Steven Tract ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Aqua Villa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Aqua Villa is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aqua Villa
- Bells Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bells Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bells Run
- Bowers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Bowers is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowers
- Coal Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Coal Landing is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Landing
- Cobblestone
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cobblestone is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone
- Cranes Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranes Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranes Corner
- Cranewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cranewood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranewood
- Crows Nest Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crows Nest Harbor is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Nest Harbor
- Fritters Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Fritters Corner is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fritters Corner
- Greenridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Greenridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenridge
- Harris
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harris is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hickory Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Quail Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Run is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Rivendell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Rivendell is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivendell
- Rolling Meadows
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Rolling Meadows is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
- Shadow Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Shadow Woods is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Woods
- Stone River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stone River is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone River
- Summerwind
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Summerwind is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwind
- Summerwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summerwood is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwood
- Twin Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Twin Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Vintage Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Vintage Oaks is located in Stafford County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vintage Oaks
How Far From Grays Steven Tract to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Grays Steven Tract to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Grays Steven Tract and extending to:
- Stafford, which is the Seat of Stafford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Grays Steven Tract to Richmond, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 39 miles [62.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,934 miles [9,549.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,515 miles [7,266.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Grays Steven Tract) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Grays Steven Tract to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Grays Steven Tract. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.4068, Longitude: -77.4139 In this case, the coordinates for Grays Steven Tract have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.14 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.649 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.058 degrees. |
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